Sacred Valley Extended: Chinchero, Moray, Salt Mines, Pisac

Sacred Valley Extended: Chinchero, Moray, Salt Mines, Pisac

This “extended” tour starts the same as our standard Sacred Valley tour, but adds the additional site of Pisac. You will start with a visit to the colorful weaving village of Chinchero where you will learn the process of preparing and dyeing wool for the traditional weavings. Next is a visit to Moray – the oldest known agricultural laboratory where ancient Incans experimented with different microclimates and soils to improve their harvests. A visit to Maras and the Salt Mines will follow where you will learn their natural process for harvesting salt. After a delicious lunch in Urubamba we will head to the Pisac archeological site. In additional to the fascinating structures and extensive farming terraces, Pisac has the largest Incan cemetery in all of Peru. Add in stunning views of the Andes with great snow-capped mountains for a perfect day in Peru!

Itinerary

FULL DAY TOUR: CUSCO – CHINCHERO – MORAY – SALT MINES – PISAC

We pick you up from your hotel for our tour in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We start with a visit to the weaving village of Chinchero plus the Chinchero archeological site, then head to the Moray agricultural site. Our morning will conclude with a visit to Maras Town and the Salt Mines before a delicious lunch in Urubamba. We will spend the afternoon at Pisac – one of the biggest and most diverse of Inca sites in the Sacred Valley – where you will explore principal temples, living houses, and the famous Pisac cemetery. At the end of the tour we will return you to your hotel in Cusco.

IMPORTANT NOTE: in order to visit the historical sites in cusco or in the sacred valley you must purchase the tourist ticket:

parcial ticket for the sacred valley cost 70 peruvian soles and it is valid for 2 consecutive days and you have Access 4 inca sites: pisaq, Ollantaytambo, moray and chinchero.

Full tourist ticket to visit cusco and sacred valley cost 130 peruvian soles and it is valid for 10 days to Access for a 14 different sites including cusco museums and sacred valley archeological sites.